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[@latermyfriend8934]

I just reached 1700, pls don't make me go back.

[@kaitlyng7850]

I just reached 1600, but it's def possible I lose 100 rating points

[@12bjorn34]

After watching this, I am gonna lose my 1700 rating. The sacrifices we must make to watch Levy

[@gameworldjt]

I just reached 1500, pls don't make me get stuck

[@elitelevi2948]

@@12bjorn34 is this a joke or does watching Levy genuinely make you worse

[@12bjorn34]

@@elitelevi2948 we are just making jokes. Levy is the one who brought me from like 13/1400 to the 1700 I am now

[@royalredbird9717]

Before this video I was 1593. Now I'm 1548. Thanks Levy!!

[@synchronicity-thelanguageo3991]

He's helping us all get to 1500 elo exactly...soon the only players Gothamchess could beat would be 'guess the elo' beginner opponents.

[@user-rw9yc5xl4u]

так ты слабак

[@dragonslayer7531]

Woooooow this COMPLETELY shows that the physiological powers of levy influencing the fact that you’re dog

[@FlenTiX1]

You’re a few steps closer!

[@alguim4444]

The standard deviation on an ELO rating lower than 2300 might be between 60 to 85 depending on the historical strength of your opponents. An example could be like “the ELO rating estimated is 1858 with 95% confidence interval of 1667 and 2049. ” This means the “true” ELO rating will fall 95% of the time within the interval 1667 and 2049, with a mathematical estimated average of 1858.

[@chamomilecutie3364]

It's the patience for me. The casual discussion of each move, the honesty, the curiosity, the willingness to be surprised... You give all of it time to breathe. Just downright soothing. Definitely my favorite series.

[@SMacCuUladh]

I think he needs a course in being more confident though, way too humble.

[@Radrook353]

Best teacher

[@-_.Nobody._-369]

​@@SMacCuUladh Naah, i think he's pretty confident. Humility is a bliss

[@SMacCuUladh]

@@-_.Nobody._-369 I was being sarcastic, lol. That guy does not have a confidence problem.

[@alexeypunov2642]

53:00 This was amazing. Like, literally amazing, absolutely beautiful combination. And the fact that this ice is so fragile that you take the bishop by mistake and you're completely lost makes it even more beautiful. Thanks for this one!

[@lew-ejones-ayres5088]

The fact he saw it in -3.8 seconds just terrifies me

[@otakusonline9860]

Ofcourse yessss, THE PAWWWNNNNNNN!!

[@dinamosflams]

that is the power of a 2500+ :o

[@justinvolleyball7976]

8/10 camera stare today. I like how you blended it nicely by transitioning into your opening without blinking.

[@lawrencecobb2107]

Ya know, it was. Solid showing from the Rozz Man

[@KeyboardMoment]

Levy Rizzman

[@newellh]

Thanks for making me blink manually for this whole video

[@anotherguy5038]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWHZcoKsjs6circ

[@average-chess-enjoyer]

ah the rating we all needed

[@homonym7638]

Won 12 out of my last 13 games and smoothly cruised to 1100 for the first time ever. Feeling like this is doable!

[@isaakvandaalen3899]

1500 is a long way off yet, but take it from me you can do it! Speaking as a now-1500 ex-1100. Biggest tip is to go through every game you play, especially the ones you lose, and try identify ONE thing you could've done better. If you blundered a piece, the maybe work on tactics. If you fell for an opening trap try to memorise the moves so you can avoid it. If you drew a winning endgame then maybe practise endgames for a bit.

[@marlonb.4017]

Lol

[@eduardovalle7268]

Hahahah want a tip to get 1500 : be ashamed you need One. xD

[@homonym7638]

@@eduardovalle7268 Ugh, people like you are the worst thing about chess. It's a game, nerdlinger.

[@FrogToadBug]

​@@eduardovalle7268boo. Everyone was below 1500 at some point in their life. You have a bad attitude.

[@baivabgupta270]

Started with 320 elo .. now at 977, glad I was introduced to chess last year. Thank you my friend debopam and you my man .. much love and blessings.

[@Kencio26]

How far have you come?

[@reddddahlia]

the ending of game 3 was beautiful. I actually thought "what if you push the pawn instead of taking the queen" but couldn't see the whole thing through, the fact that it is the top move with the double into discovered check was nutty

[@Twadeps]

As a 1100 I loved this breakdown. It helps that you played moves that we would've played instead destroying your opponents in the opening and punishing every mistake. This would decrease the learning experience. So THANK YOU!

[@aquacuber505]

Username?

[@kotted]

As 1100, I agree. He tried to push it to normal and solid endgame, instead of doing something that requires an unnecessary learning on my level

[@georgeshomodi3498]

Same! Levy is the reason that reignited my love of chess xD

[@cakkaac3832]

Not trying to like say your wrong but I think he tried to show you what he’d do in each normal game situation

[@Alatris]

@@cakkaac3832 no he did specifically say a few times he was playing worse than his level to emulate a 1000 player

[@Slipperylmao]

i didn't know i could watch 1.5h of chess without getting bored

[@iakovidis.d]

I didn't realise i have just watched 1.5h of chess till i saw this comment

[@Islamisthetruth3]

@@iakovidis.d, same.

[@speed7837]

Thank you for telling me tit was 1.5 hour. Now I'm depressed

[@mohamedsejnawi7941]

no

[@eboatwright_]

Gotham: Wanna be 1500? Me who's 1600: no

[@darkside7603]

No way bros 1600

[@robuu5890]

im 600 but 2300 in puzzles ;-;

[@eboatwright_]

@@robuu5890 Nice bro! I'm 1700 rapid and 3000 puzzles

[@robuu5890]

@@eboatwright_ sweet idk why but the 2300 puzzle threshold is just impossible for me to figure out.

[@user-by1fd2dx4k]

@@robuu5890 you have to just be solid, don't solely rely on tactics, improve your position till the point you have a winning tactic

[@rjohnson615]

This video helped me immensely!!!! Explanations were clear and informative and the pace was excellent!! Tyvm!!

[@slimshaney2168]

Slimshaney here, playing that first game gave me a TON of things to think about. I learned some concepts about relative value and tempo(you don't gain tempo attacking the queen with a queen when trading is good)I wouldn't have learned in ages. I see the Qxb7 line all the time, but after you played it against me(even if it wasn't optimal) you finally pushed me to analyze that position out a few more moves, and I made a few friends along the way. Thanks for the game today levy, happy new year.

[@miguelcano684]

You are really awesome dude

[@Icey9344]

Will you please stand up?

[@monkmane2345]

Shut up clout chaser

[@AlkalineSphere]

@Icey9344 bro did not comment that 💀

[@RedDragonZ81]

Is he the real slim shady?

[@nickpalumbo8046]

I played chess drunk last night and somehow got my blitz rating from 850 to 970 playing the London and caro Kahn. Very easy to play.

[@mrsir8968]

Stick with this strategy, it took me from 1600 to 1900

[@yemioffem4015]

lol... I'm 1900 Blitz and I don't know the difference between the London and Caro Kahn...

[@Cra3ier]

Stick to one solid opening each for white and black and master them, will bring you to 2000 at least

[@ashaazimroz9775]

Alcohol is one hell of a drug

[@MiLEyOma]

@@yemioffem4015 1900 on lichess moment

[@jameshouseal5752]

31:30 Gotham why are you drink out a vase💀

[@ThePsyMinded]

I just want to say a big thank you for your informative approach. I've always liked chess but I'm not very good at it (learned a little lately), and always eager to learn more. Keep it up!

[@stuarthayward4756]

I absolutely love how Levy deliberate makes bad moves to teach tactical awareness during the game- brilliant teaching nous, it is totally pointless for an IM to demolish a 1200 elo and Levy understands that. Best video thus far from Gotham Chess.

[@felipecampos5908]

The ability to get into the mind of the beginner/intermediate player is what makes these 'How to win at chess' one of your best series. So cool that you can show us the best move in a position and yet play something worse because that's what a player that level would do!

[@lakisdometakis4825]

Great video Levy. I don't usually write comments to videos but this time I felt compelled to because you give confidence to people like me who are not very high rated at chess but still enjoy playing . Even if we lose a lot! Good luck with the channel!

[@Dasteelerboy]

Best chess lesson I’ve ever had. It did not feel like 80 minute video. Awesome keep doing your thing. I am now subscribed with notifications on

[@ToughLlama]

I literally put this at one of my goals for 2023, thanks Levi!

[@jamesfinch9642]

It's levy you bellend

[@anshulsharma5870]

Same

[@thesolovastru906]

Same i am 300 rating points to gain

[@fyrstormgg5103]

I'm a 700 and this year I'm gonna try to get to 1000 maybe 1200.

[@mangakasaide2166]

Same , yesterday i hit 1000

[@lukenicholas9734]

Dear Gothamchess, During the pandemic I discovered your channel, and I was instantly hooked. I watched all your opening videos, progressed to the (hilarious) Guess the Elo and Win at Chess series, before discovering your recap videos and binging them. I followed your progress in OTB competitions back when you played, and discovered other chess creators through you. You re-awoke my childhood love of chess, and I catapulted to about 1600, a level at which was quite happy, despite the constant threat of hanging a piece on move six... I have played hundreds of games of the Caro-Kan, hundreds of the Vienna and dozens of Danish gambits, as well as several thousand games of everything in between. You are an excellent teacher and a fine commentator, and quite literally every day I would watch your daily video before I went to bed. It would be the constant in my life, no matter what country or situation I was in, your videos could always be a comforting balm to me, and for that I am very grateful. Many of your videos, especially GTE, I have watched several times. I have watched you change from house to house and haircut to haircut with amusement at your reaction, and seen the way that your channel has changed, from providing opening videos and "Win at Chess" to moving more towards entertainment. That decision, while slightly disappointing for me, has proved eminently sensible, and you have become both the largest chess youtuber and one of chess's most recognisable faces. Congratulations are unasked for and wholly irrelevant, yet I offer them to you nonetheless. But my personality can tend towards the obsessive, and I have unfortunately come to the conclusion that online chess is consuming too much of my time (as in, I can find myself spending hours playing rapid chess). Any attempt to rein it in would lead to recapitulation, and as such, I am giving it up for the New Year. Sadly, this means I must give you up too; your videos are far too compulsive, and they drive me towards chess. This merely means that you are exceedingly good at what you do, and I hope that you remain so. But thus this is the final video that I shall watch for a very long time. I have had such fun with you, and I hope that all that watch you can gain the same joy and laughter from you that I have. I wish you every good fortune into the future both personally and professionally, and I hop, when I come back to chess and KZbin in the future, that I shall find you here waiting for me. It's been a blast, A C6 player forever.

[@Renuu]

I've started the journey last week and don't know how long I'll stay here but I hope to see you in the comments again in the future :) Good luck and I hope you succeed in whatever endeavors that fall into your life.

[@amchourasia]

@@Renuu Same goes here

[@googooboyy]

Nah, you'll be back sooner than Levy can spell 2400.

[@littlecutefemboy4766]

mf writing goofy ahh letter on the web 💀💀💀

[@nigatoni8021]

we aint readin allat but we up💯💯❤️

[@morganbillings7498]

I really appreciate how you didn't belittle your opponents moves or style and how you are very educational. Thanks for the lessons

[@christophercarlone9945]

He makes me enjoy the game. I usually just hate everyone when I play rapid lol

[@marcuscook5211]

Drinking out of a vase is so weird

[@SchizophreniaHaver]

I had a 1800+ rating, but after watching this video I dropped 300 elo to 1500. Thank you Levy for this insightful video!

[@synchronicity-thelanguageo3991]

lol

[@RaindropsBleeding]

10:50 I'm kind of proud that when the bishop captured my immediate thought was Knight C5 30:00 it took me a minute to understand why Qf4 is a problem. at first glance it just looked like a hanging queen, so that's probably why he didn't see it either.

[@cdorresteijn]

Maybe he did see it, but not taking the queen also didn't make sense. The position was just losing big time. Notice how the evaluation said +10, even though Levy was only a pawn up.

[@coronnation8854]

More of this! Really amazing content for us midrange trash players who are trying to improve

[@konektocom]

Personally as a chess and ASMR fan I must say this is my top rated GC video. It has a huge amount of knowledge and in the same it works as a ASMR if I'm sleepy .

[@AdamGaffney96]

Finally I can reach 1500! I've been trying for so long but every time I got close I gained 300 ELO again and got back to my normal rating. Thanks to this video I'm no longer stuck at 1800.

[@Brotatoe_2008]

Stolen but ok

[@AdamGaffney96]

@@Brotatoe_2008 it's true, 2 people have never had the same thought before

[@eperr8491]

@@AdamGaffney96 Come on lol the other one has 5k likes, you saw it. This is just the same joke but with more words so its less funny.

[@biblybims9868]

@@eperr8491 who gives a SHI?,man talking the truth,jeeez,chess nerds really are toxic

[@mateosmind751]

@@biblybims9868 Opinion is not truth , the joke is stolen, then you call people nerds and toxic. You win the Beta male energy prize of the day, Congrats.

[@rayhanplayz968]

The new year speaks for itself

[@Wayne_Merr]

Yes, more blunders to come! More stares from Levy at the start of the video, more "speaks for itself " comments. But, the war still rages on in Ukraine. I have a gambling problem, and I also tank when I lose In 5 min blitz games. I'm starving, I eat Shin Ramyun noodles just to fill a hole in my stomach, I even put stale bread in it to make it filling. I'm more innocent than one of the 16 vestel virgins, I hate mumble rap. Let's see what the new year brings all of us!!🥳

[@SevenHunnid]

Im a regular hood dude doing food reviews on my KZbin channel :)

[@maxpro751]

@@Wayne_Merr You blundered in chess, and now you blundered your life… Watch more GothamChess

[@filmneuro]

@@Wayne_Merr cringe

[@roach6992]

The unoriginality of these comments speaks for itself in terms of showing iq levels

[@andrewmays3988]

This was your best chess lesson to date!!! Thank you!!!😅

[@taviimihaimsc]

this video is absolute legendary, I subscribed I love everything about this and your way of talking/explaining

[@alexfalcon8410]

I just got to 1400. This is the perfect video

[@anaseshmela8512]

Me2

[@ayushmishra617]

from 2000?

[@johnathonleal6017]

Same!!! 🎉🎉🎉

[@johnathonleal6017]

Well 1380 😢

[@chriskastner1938]

But can you stay there?

[@erikfromc]

I love most of your content, but this kind of video is my absolute favorite. Thanks for all you do, and keep up the great work!

[@squarejock]

Watching this on 1st January 2024 at 12:05 am 😂

[@Hustle29237]

49:12 is such a nice move that I would I’ve never thought of. Turned weak that pawn into a killer attacking move

[@nickwysoczanskyj785]

I always really enjoy this style of video. It’s been said by other commenters, but the fact you try to play at the opponents level, and explain the difference in board vision and calculation at comparative levels, and the tactical ideas that stem from those differences - it’s super useful to me as a learner.

[@edward4785]

Me who just got 1500: He he he, everybody wants to be like me

[@watnou346]

You are 3 times as good as me, im 500, how does that make you feel?

[@Samir12357]

Bro how long you have been playing

[@SeddincY]

With all the comedy that levy has been adding into his recent videos, i sometime forget Levy is really this instructive and a good teacher.

[@bernoulli884]

This is very helpful how you walk through your thinking so clearly and at a great pace.

[@davidordovskiy7745]

I enjoy the caustic and cynical Levy with funny voices, but I also enjoy the super chill Levy who patiently and eloquently explains the logic behind his chess moves with a whole bunch of valuable insight. Please don't stop making these videos!

[@stevenstrantz3539]

I realize this series takes a lot of time to make and it can be frustrating trying to organize opponents for it. How to win at chess is my favorite series and I appreciate all the hard work!

[@germancarrasco3856]

This games are extremely instructive, as a beginner I feel like I'm learning in turbo speed. You are a great master and you really enjoy chess and that makes it even more entertaining to see. Good job man!

[@coachmcguirk6297]

Levy this is my absolute favorite content, please don't stop making these long form instructional videos like this for free. I want to buy a course but I'm struggling lately and just from watching your KZbin this last couple years and casually playing 10 min games on my phone while watching TV my rating has gone from 600 to a bit over 1200. All from watching your content and playing like 5 games a day (that part is only the last like year). Now when I play chess on my phone I find myself pausing the show and being really focused on the game and unable to watch anything, so in a way you took away a casual hobby from me, now I can't watch TV anymore. But what I gained was an immense love and passion for the game of chess, and I'd rather be blundering my queen in a 10m rapid to watching some Netflix show anyday. Thank you Gothamchess. And have a wonderful 2023. Can't wait to see what it brings!

[@tomv8188]

Love this video. Awesome that you are not always playing the best move for educational purposes. Really appreciated. Moved up 200 points up to 1200 lately with at 70% win rate with black with the Caro Kann, crazy! Happy New Year, keep it up 🙌

[@periodicelement47]

Great instructive video today! Loved it levy! Very clear thought process to absorb and learn from.

[@cinemainsymphony737]

Love how chilled Levy is - chatting away and playing at 1000elo at will! Such a great tutorial. Love his channel. Defo the best chess teacher out there - ever! I also like Ben Finegold, but Levy is just someone I can really relate to. We’d get on so we’ll, I just know it! Hope he saw that chess got a £500,000 funding boost in the UK today. Great news for the game.

[@YMasterS]

No d4 player has ever played the London against me at or below 1100. Every single game has been Queen's gambit.

[@joegillespie8657]

What? Swear I got the London non-stop under 1000!

[@YMasterS]

@@joegillespie8657 literally not once in 200 games, and d4 is the opening move for white mote often than not. Maybe there's a fad atm, or maybe there's something weird about times of day creating sub metas? Edit - I guess more like 100 games, as 200 was total games, not my games as black.

[@Daviddavid-fi2zg]

lucky bruh the 1200s spam the london like its the only opening there

[@mello-by]

800 here and I feel like 4/5 d4 games are the London for me

[@Blinkers2007GameDev]

same

[@Omar_Merican]

1:15:35 Qxd4 is actually a blunder because Rxf1+ and queen takes when Raxf1...but it's easy to miss like how Keymer blundered his rook against Magnus a few days ago in the same manner

[@kristiansletten247]

Fantastic commentary, color and teaching. Sincerest thanks

[@felixbuchananjr]

I love your whole game analysis it breaks down your interpretation

[@jozefrakaj9335]

Honestly loved the video Levi! Even though Im very far off 1500 elo, I really enjoyed how you verbalized your thought process during these games. The ideas and questions you posed made so much sense yet I find it so hard to remember to pose them to myself in my games. I'd love to get more videos in this format once in a while to explore the deeper thought processes.

[@mathskafunda4383]

Being 1400-1500 is very weird. On a good day, I have an average performance rating of 2000. On a bad day, I would make some 1000's look like a chess pro.

[@drewishgaminginc.3942]

​@@mathskafunda4383 that is the stage I'm at now lol

[@thunderbird4586]

Levy, this is gold for many of us. No question this is helping a whole lot of people.

[@KancerKowboy]

Yeah I agree with several of the other comments. You showing the better move yet playing the obvious moves is an outstanding instructive tool. Those moments alone are worth the time to watch these. Good job, Levy!

[@das6109]

Not a fan of your style normally (feels over-the top, but I get it's for YT engagement), but clicked this in my feed. I love you walking through the thought process and keeping in mind what players at lower levels are likely to see, and how to proceed with that level of vision. One of the bigger positives of this approach is you have multiple instructive moments each game rather than winning at the first sign of a winning tactic. Nice video.

[@kronixx_rp]

thanks so much levy for always posting this amazing content

[@theycallmebach]

I started playing during the pandemic at around 850 level. After discovering your channel I managed to hit 1000 in 2020 1100 in 2021 and now 1200 in 2022. My goal for 2023 is 1300. Thanks for making this video Levy :)

[@shahxaibkhan442]

Set a better goal, 1800 in 2023.

[@trizae2667]

@@shahxaibkhan442 drawn

[@theycallmebach]

@@shahxaibkhan442 secretly hoping for 1600 tbh but I’m still in university, do judo and play Super Smash Bros Melee so theres not that much time to grind chess haha

[@luka2549]

@@theycallmebach you can get to 1800, tip: ask yourself what does a move do when the oponent plays it. People make so many mistakes you'd be surprised

[@simonkucera3987]

i hit 1200 and 1300 in the same day

[@christiaanswartz7839]

This is the year that I reach this goal, thank you for always being serious and rational as well as funny in your vids levy!

[@BranisLPs]

31:35 this distinguished gentlemen decided to drink out of a vase. Most peculiar.

[@bronze-]

This vid helped me go from 1800 to 1500

[@yawnrock]

Death stare before Levi realizes that the camera started is a classic. No one can replicate this perfectly as Levi can.

[@thewatermelon6747]

This video is literally one of the few videos on KZbin where I watched for more than an hour without ever getting bored 😁 Thanks Levy, I definitely learned some new stuff!

[@cinemainsymphony737]

Me too! Totally agree! In fact, I kept pausing and winding back so actually probably took me 1.5hrs to get through it. Brilliant.

[@factzfactory4956]

I just loved the 2nd match about how you beated the player with time though u were a piece down

[@johnstevenson9956]

I realize the vast majority of your viewers are probably a couple of light years ahead of me and may prefer other formats, but this kind of video helps me far more than any recap can. Thank you so much!

[@BeforeThisNovember]

The vast majority? Do you know how averages work? He gets 100k views, the majority of those people are likely sub 1200

[@r4gequ1t_cya]

This was such a calm and educating video. Absolutely loved it! Keep it up Levy!

[@ronaldoribeiro2487]

Amazing channel, Levy. Very clear and easy for real beginners like myself. Thank you for the outstanding work!

[@mcblum521]

This video is fantastic. Thank you for making these videos, this style is my favorite.

[@LarsonX1027]

Very nice instructive format. Thank you! Happy New Year!!

[@konnerwilley4844]

Hey GothamChess, you've gotten me into chess after years of not caring. I've even had a couple good wins (even tho I'm 300 lel) but still. Thanks for giving me a new hobby to learn

[@tominmo8865]

If you played Magnus and he didn't know your rating, he would be constantly looking for traps because he couldn't believe anyone would play that last move.....

[@konnerwilley4844]

@@tominmo8865 what are you talking about? I said nothing about Magnus.

[@stinkystinkystinker]

@@konnerwilley4844 it's a joke about your rating

[@andersj91]

@@tominmo8865 If he played Magnus that rating would be clear after about 3 moves

[@bradleybroyles7313]

Just because you are 300 ELO now, doesn't mean much. Just play some games and learn from your mistakes

[@markrichardson2512]

I like when chess gets taught to me like I'm a toddler. Really brings you back to the fundamentals, which is useful sometimes

[@TomekWojdyla]

I like how you make films just for making films cause everybody makes it between 10-15 and then when I check about 30 mins of yours I find out that we're in about half of the video, it's incredible and it shows passion

[@4dragonzzz]

My first move of 2023 was c6 after studying the caro course this holiday. naturally after move 3 opponent already had us out of course recommendations. Got the win though so we take those!!

[@taylora6837]

Happy New Year Levy! Thanks for all the great chess lessons and content.

[@ubaydabrahams7214]

i never watched a single youtube video for more than 30 mins before and i just did it with a chess video🤣 out of all things you really got quality content

[@dbrownlive7115]

I watched the entire video and it was very helpful and entertaining. Thanks, Levy!

[@BobChess]

Me as a 1900 player, of course I will say yes and also it works! I lose 400 elos in just an hour.

[@plaguetree5067]

Got to 1280 a couple of months ago and have plateaued a bit. Videos like these help push every ELO I can get! Thanks Levy!

[@benjaminanderson6856]

Got from 700 to 1300 in just over a year thanks to you and others, thanks Levy 😁🙌

[@Pressingontoperfection]

What time level

[@benjaminanderson6856]

@@Pressingontoperfection I only play 3 minutes (+0) games, and I hit 1425 recently 😁 highest elo I ever had

[@mohammedashraf.1463]

1 year ? . Damn . I'm whining about not able to reach from 1000 1500 in 6 month

[@benjaminanderson6856]

@@mohammedashraf.1463 everyone is different, but I play only 3min games which is about 1700 rapid ( I'm now 1465 blitz) so I'm at 1700 in just over a year for rapid

[@santiagomunez6720]

@@benjaminanderson6856 whats your username?

[@wolfrayet81]

extremely instructive. thank you!

[@TheMasterDan7]

Hey @GothamChess 👋🏻 big fan from Mexico! I was watching your videos on why you retired from competitive chess, and let me tell you, I'm glad you did! You are an amazing content creator! It feels like this is your actual calling! Super entertaining and instructive! To a great creative year! 🍷🎉♟️ Saludos!

[@paulvandervelden4087]

i like these....the thought process on both sides of the board

[@Molb0rg]

Yeah, this one was sulrisingly nice one, idk the reason, as he usually explains stuff, maybe it just cuz player today whole day

[@babulesik2305]

Dude never went pawn c3 and I lost the game but watching levy do it seemed fun

[@irishguyphil]

Levy casually drinking out of a vase

[@FuRyEDge]

Woohoo, my favorite series! Thanks for taking the time to make this!

[@aireaireaire_]

These videos are the best ! It's a shame they don't get as many views as others

[@marcmothersole8265]

800k is pretty good lol

[@youtubeaddict487]

it did this time

[@toyis123n]

yeah because these are the educational videos, not the entertainment videos.

[@satanm8c40]

1.6M views in a month is not alot?

[@aireaireaire_]

@@satanm8c40 When I commented it had less views than other videos

[@outeksero9524]

The ego trip assuming the opponent at the end took his "master class" on the Caro-Kann because of f4 lmao

[@mohammedhamidaddin5398]

I really like your videos. Please keep it up

[@SimplifiedPie]

I've been playing for about 8-9 months now and when I first started I thought getting to 1500 would be way too difficult but now I'm only a few Elo points away from it!

[@saltyduckie]

just hit 600 😁😁 nearly there!!

[@Luca_Martinengo]

This was a great video! Learned a lot as a 800! Thanks Levy! 💚

[@kepler62e]

Same here

[@HowToSandAFloor]

I’m only at 500, so sorry if this is a stupid question, but is it the case that white decides the opening and you play the defence for that opening? I have noticed the app flashes up the name of the opening when you do it for the first time, it would be handy if it flashed it up every time so I could learn what’s what.

[@molb78]

This was really nice tempo...and very good explanation

[@sumitsarkar4702]

I reached 1600 last month thanks to your openings and tips . I play e4 as white . I play caro and dutch .Thank you Gotham .

[@Iamwrongbut]

This is my favorite video by Gotham in a long time! Missing the teaching videos!

[@Janeckiy]

Dude that queen sac in the end of game 3 was so cool. At least to my 1000 rapid elo game sense it seemed brilliant.

[@g.f.x.besttriksandwining--7947]

A simply brilliant video every chess player even advanced and certainly a beginner player must watch this video

[@sven179]

These win at chess episodes have really come a long way. This was an amazing episode!

[@OUSSAMA_FALLOUH]

i stuck at 800 elo my last 10 games is completely trash 2 wins 8 losses

[@snared_]

Below 1000 it’s likely every game is completely trash, at least in the way you wrote it

[@OUSSAMA_FALLOUH]

@@snared_ i meant that in 600 elo i wasn't hanging pieces that much now im making myself botez gambit soo much

[@TheZhafran]

15:56 which ever direction the kid goes💀

[@taimuranjum7116]

Dude you have one of the most positive energy on KZbin, love watching your videos